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Winkelman, Barbara Gaines

The Panama Canal

32 pp. | Children's Press | February, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-516-21142-0 $$19.50
(3) 4-6 Cornerstones of Freedom series. This short overview offers a history of the canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The accessible text, illustrated with photos and archival reproductions, briefly discusses the treaties affecting U.S. control of the canal. It goes on to cover the inequities faced by Panamanians working in the canal zone and looks at the negative impact the U.S. presence had on the unity of the nation. A time line is included. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

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